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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
April 30, 2012
Although the numbers showed that Spain entered a recession in the first quarter, its economy shrank less than expected and that seemed to be enough cause for investors to celebrate.
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By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne |
April 19, 2012
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney advisors have average production of $787,000 and assets of $101 million.
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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
April 18, 2012
At an otherwise routine meeting, the only point of contention was the pay package, with more than half of attendees voting ‘nay.’
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By Pallavi Gogoi, AP Business Writer |
April 16, 2012
The bank said Monday that it made $2.9 billion in the first three months of the year, or 95 cents per share, which includes a $1.3 billion accounting charge that Citi took because the value of its debt increased.
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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
March 22, 2012
A Nomura Holdings analyst wrote in a letter to clients on March 22 that Citigroup executives indicated willingness to sell more than the scheduled 14% stake in Morgan Stanley Smith Barney if Morgan Stanley is interested.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
January 27, 2012
In the case of Too Big to Fail vs. Market Expectations, it looks like negative market expectations are winning out against the big U.S. banks.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
January 25, 2012
When investors think of socially responsible funds, they think of windmills, herbal tea and other investments that sacrifice return for lofty goals. But look at 5-star Morningstar-rated Appleseed Fund, and think again.
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By Pallavi Gogoi, AP Business Writer |
January 17, 2012
At Citigroup, loans improved, but sales and profits–including those from its Morgan Stanley Smith Barney joint venture–declined year over year.
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
January 2, 2012
Spain got more bad news on the second day of the New Year: its level of public debt may be even higher than the 8% of GDP predicted just Friday by its new government, according to its economy minister.
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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
November 8, 2011
Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit said leverage brought on the crisis of 2008, while living with the consequences of a period of over-leveraging characterizes the market today, which he says is a fundamental difference between the two.